honda_dude
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What is the best and effective way to clean or restore an cloudy headlight lens?? from the outside??
Cleaning Headlight Lens
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seb799
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I use wet sanding, 600 grit, then 1500 and 3000
After, I use a 3m Polishing compound
And finaly a sealant applied by hand.
It takes about 30 minutes for the two headlights and the results are fabulous but if you don't have all that stuff, I know a guy who bought a 3m Restoration kit and results are great, It is a small version of all the stuff I listed above with small pad and it cost here in canada about 20 -30 $ and they are good for 2 headlights, but because we have HUGE headlights, it might take two.
I would def give it a try
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MAutomotive/Aftermarket/Products/Featured_Products/Headlight/
Edit : The link above is kind of a DIY but its not the 3m Restoration Kit
After, I use a 3m Polishing compound
And finaly a sealant applied by hand.
It takes about 30 minutes for the two headlights and the results are fabulous but if you don't have all that stuff, I know a guy who bought a 3m Restoration kit and results are great, It is a small version of all the stuff I listed above with small pad and it cost here in canada about 20 -30 $ and they are good for 2 headlights, but because we have HUGE headlights, it might take two.
I would def give it a try
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MAutomotive/Aftermarket/Products/Featured_Products/Headlight/
Edit : The link above is kind of a DIY but its not the 3m Restoration Kit
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2000BlackCoupe
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at my local advanced auto parts i picked up a kit for like $20, came with a pre-treatment to get the yellow off, course, fine, and finer sand paper, some compound, and a plastic re clear. took me about half an hour for both headlights and it worked amazing, i was skeptical but surprised at how good the outcome was
honda_dude
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cheapest way?! lol
i wanna clean my headlight b4 i install my HIDs. woot woot
i wanna clean my headlight b4 i install my HIDs. woot woot
BadgerType
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we have a diy on this
CG6Lemon
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001Stunna
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Just did this on 6 lenses in past 2 days lol.
Wetsand 800-1000-1500-2000
Bought a $20 6" buffer and used it for polishing with metal polish and lastly plastx.
Results were good enough to lickkkkk
Returned the buffer 1 day later as by the end of the 6th lenses i managed to overheat it lolzzz
Do checkout the diy on top though.
Wetsand 800-1000-1500-2000
Bought a $20 6" buffer and used it for polishing with metal polish and lastly plastx.
Results were good enough to lickkkkk
Returned the buffer 1 day later as by the end of the 6th lenses i managed to overheat it lolzzz
Do checkout the diy on top though.
talontsiawd
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If they arn't bad, and are not scratched, just use plastic polish or my favorite, aluminum polish. Wetsanding makes things easier but you can put small scratches in too.
